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Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency

New Indian Express  

GOMA, Congo: Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency. She and her husband live in the Bulengo displacement camp in eastern Congo, a region that is …

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Children at risk as new mpox variant hits Congo displacement camps
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Children at risk as new mpox variant hits Congo displacement camps

The Hindu  

Scars from the mpox pustules are still visible on 7-year old Grace Kabuo’s face, as well as on a handful of her playmates at a camp for displaced people near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Local doctors say they have seen 130 suspected mpox cases, almost entirely in children and adolescents, in the last four weeks at a …

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Photos: Anti-MONUSCO protests in DR Congo’s Goma turn violent
2 years, 5 months ago

Photos: Anti-MONUSCO protests in DR Congo’s Goma turn violent

Al Jazeera  

At least five people have been killed and some 50 wounded on the second day of protests against a United Nations peacekeeping force in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a government spokesman. Protesters on Monday attacked a warehouse of the MONUSCO force and looted offices, demanding that the mission leave for failing to protect civilians in …

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26 dead after plane crashes into homes in Congo's Goma; UN mission sends rescue team, fire engines
5 years, 1 month ago

26 dead after plane crashes into homes in Congo's Goma; UN mission sends rescue team, fire engines

Firstpost  

The Dornier 228-200 was owned by private carrier Busy Bee and was headed to Beni, about 350 kilometers north of Goma in the same province of Congo Goma: A small passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including passengers, crew and people on the ground, the government said. The Dornier 228-200 …

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Ebola: Second person dies from the disease in Goma, DRC
5 years, 5 months ago

Ebola: Second person dies from the disease in Goma, DRC

CNN  

CNN — A second person has died after contracting Ebola in Goma, a major transit hub in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the Rwandan border, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. WHO declared the latest Ebola outbreak a Health Emergency of International Concern on June 17, a day after the first person diagnosed in Goma died. The man’s family members …

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak an emergency of global concern: WHO
5 years, 5 months ago

DR Congo Ebola outbreak an emergency of global concern: WHO

Deccan Chronicle  

Congo: The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern," a rare designation only used for the gravest epidemics. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies welcomed the decision, voicing hope that the emergency call "will bring the international attention that this crisis …

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Ebola Outbreak In Congo Declared A Global Health Emergency
5 years, 5 months ago

Ebola Outbreak In Congo Declared A Global Health Emergency

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING GENEVA — The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of two million people. BREAKING NEWS: The #Ebola outbreak in #DRC constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, citing concerning geographical expansion of the virus: WHO …

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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak In Congo An International Health Emergency
5 years, 5 months ago

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak In Congo An International Health Emergency

NPR  

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak In Congo An International Health Emergency Enlarge this image toggle caption Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP Updated at 2:45 p.m. ET The World Health Organization's director-general has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo an international health emergency. Robert Steffen, chair of the WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, said Wednesday that there …

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WHO sounds global alarm over DR Congo Ebola outbreak
5 years, 5 months ago

WHO sounds global alarm over DR Congo Ebola outbreak

Al Jazeera  

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a public health emergency of international concern, the United Nations health agency has announced, just days after the epidemic spread to a major urban hub for the first time. It had previously opted against raising the global alarm over the DRC’s Ebola outbreak on three occasions despite registering “deep …

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